Improved lounge and bed



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AUGUST HANSEN, 0F SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

Letters Patent N 98,589, dated January 4, 1870.

IMPR'VED LOUNGE AND BED.

The Schedule 'referred to in these Letters` Patenhand making part* of the same.

To all whom it may concer-n sofa, which, when unfolded or extended, will form a double bed, and having attached to it` other conveniences in Va neat and substantial manuel'.

In order to more fully explain my invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specication, in which- Figure l, sheet 1, is a front elevation of my improved lounge, opened as a hed, but wit-h the back erect.

Figure 2,,sheet 1, an elevation of the baci; side.

Figure 3, sheet 2, is a plan ofthe saine with the back let down. Y v

Figure 4, sheet 2, .a plan of the drawer-bed.'

A represents the frame-work or body of a sofa or lounge, .and

B, the back.

Tile seat C is made in two parts, and hinged so that the upper halt, c,'can be turned over to the front and present a surface wide enough for av double bed.

In order to support the extended half or seat C, I

provide folding legs D, which, when not in use, can' be folded up close against the extended part C, so as not to interfere when the bed is folded into a lounge. The legs D are slotted near their upper end, and a screw or rivet passes through the slot into the wood.

A metal plate, E, rectangular in form, isl secured to the side ot' the ends of the legs.

This plate has slots a a' cut in it, at right, angles to eachother, so that the ends of the legs, when folded up,.can'be forced int-o the horizontal slot a, and be firmly held, and also, when brought to a vertical position, the upper ends of the legs are forced into the vertical slot a', thus preventing its being moved from its place.

The slotted plates and legs are sunk into the wood, so that they lie flush with it, thus obviating any dauger of injuring the cloth which covers the back when the upper halfof the lounge is turneddown.

part C, directly around the upper At the'outer corner of the extended seat C, is secured, by a hinge, a folding plate, F, which. is also sunk flush with the lwood-work, and can be opened out, s0 as to stand in a plane with `the side ofthe bed.

The inclined'head-piece G is also made in two parts, and hinged together in a manner similar to the seat, the upper halt opening out, so asto form aheadpiece of' the saine width 'as the bed, and when .thus

opened out, a curved metal plate, d, which is secured to its outer corner, hooks into a slot in the folding plate F, and serves as a support to the head-piece.

A By forming the head-piece in two parts, so that itV can bev opened out to the same width as the bed, a

complete bed is the result, while the covering ofthe lounge being turned tothe bottom, it cannot become dirty or soiled.

The back B is hinged to the lounge, so that it cru be let downvwhen desired, and a mattress can be placed upon it, thus affording an extra bed for a child. V.The back, when iu place, is held by a screw, j, which passes through it into 'the inclined head-piece.

`Arranged so as to slide in under the louugeffromv the back, is a small box, I, which is provided with a spring or other bottom, so as to forni an extra bed for a child, or it may be simply a drawer, into which the bed-clothes can be placed when not in inse. When itV is used as a bed, an inclined head-piece, K, and

1 claim, and .desire to secure by Letters Patent#- 1. In combination with the folding seat C and foldlhughead-piece G, the plate d, folding plate F, slotted legs D, and plate E, provided with the slots a and a', at right angles to each other, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination with the above, the folding back -B and the drawer-bed I, when constructed and arranged as and for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set Vmy hand" `and seal.

y AUGUST HANSEN. [1.. s.] Witnesses:

J. VL. BOONE, WM. GEnLAoH. 

